When The Denver Post’s Home section featured a story about growing marijuana, we heard back from a lot of readers. Some thought it wasn’t the sort of story they expected or wanted in the Home section; others thought we were playing into the hands of commercial grow shops by making it seem terribly difficult to grow ganja. “That’s why it’s called weed,” said some commenters, with their tone implying, “you idiots.” Other commenters felt no need to merely imply the verbal smack-in-the-head.

Be that as it may, classes on growing marijuana at home are popping up like, well, many other kinds of weeds that are omnipresent in Colorado.

Becky Hensley is the co-founder of Share Denver - a community craft space in Park Hill. She's also the proud Ninja-in Chief of the Denver Craft Ninjas -- a women’s crafting collective dedicated to keeping the DIY spirit alive through laughter, shared skills, and cocktails.

Colorado native Mark Montano is an international designer, artist, author and television personality. He has appeared on TLC’s “While You Were Out” and “10 Years Younger,” as well as “My Celebrity Home” on the Style Network, “She’s Moving In” on We TV, “The Tony Danza Show” on ABC, and “My Home 2.0” on Fox.